ARTICLE II, 1987 Constitution.

SECTION 9. The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and
independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate
social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for
all.

SECTION 10. The State shall promote social justice in all phases of national development.

Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and
opportunities.

BOOK II. Distribution of Powers of Government, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987

CHAPTER 1. Basic Principles and Policies

SECTION 1. Guiding Principles and Policies in Government.—Government power shall be

exercised in accordance with the following basic principles and policies:

(4) The State shall ensure the autonomy of local governments.

(8) The powers expressly vested in any branch of the Government shall not be exercised by, nor
delegated to, any other branch of the Government, except to the extent authorized by the Constitution.

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Article 7. Administrative or executive acts, orders and regulations shall be valid only when they are not
contrary to the laws or the Constitution. (5a)

TITLE XII

Local Government

CHAPTER 1

General Provisions

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy.—The State shall ensure the autonomy of local governments. For this
purpose, it shall provide for a more responsive and accountable local government structure instituted
through a system of decentralization. The allocation of powers and resources to local government units
shall be promoted, and inter-local government grouping, consolidation and coordination of resources
shall be encouraged. The State shall guarantee the local government units their just share in national
taxes and their equitable share in proceeds from the use of natural resources, and afford them a wider
latitude for resources generation.

What is the principle of delegation of powers in the Philippines?

Power should be delegated where there is agreement that a task must be performed
and it cannot be effectively performed by the legislature without the assistance of a
delegate or without an expenditure of time so great as to lead to the neglect of equally
important business.